Hamels inks 6-year deal with Phillies

Posted by Mandy Housenick | July 25, 2012 at 08:16 AM

UPDATE, 10:01 A.M.: The deal is official -- Phillies SVP and GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. announced that Hamels has signed a six-year extention worth $144 million. The deal keeps Hamels with the team through 2018, with a club/vesting option for 2019 as well as a limited no-trade clause.

It sure sounds like Cole Hamels will remain in Philadelphia

FOX's Ken Rosenthal first reported around 1:30 a.m. that the Phillies and the left-hander were nearing a contract extension worth at least $137.5 million over six years.

Around 6:30 this morning, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported about his sources told him the deal would be for six years, $144 million. ESPN.com is saying it's for six years, $140 million.

There was all kinds of speculation that Hamels, 28, might not agree to remain a Phillie and could be traded by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Hamels was drafted by the Phillies with their first pick (17th overall) in the 2002 draft. He was the 2008 NLCS and World Series MVP.

We should learn more today at the ball park. It's a 1:05 p.m. start against the Brewers, and is the final game of the homestand.

LHP Cole Hamels has signed a six-year, $144 million contract extension with the Phillies, SVP & GM Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today.